Shipping tag



Feb. 12; 11929. 1,701, 01

I. L. YOUNG SHIPPING TAG Filed March 1927 WW I- Irvz'n/L Young.

Patented Feb. 12, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT IQFFICE.

IRVIN venue, or efense, rumors.

SHIPPING TAG.

Ap'plicatiou'filed March 8, 1927'. Serial No. 173,775.

This invention relates to shipping tags, and

more particularly to the reinforcing means therefor. Simple as thecommon shipping tag may seem, it is significant that much study has itags are thusmade, but the larger, or heavy duty variety include a metaleyelet in the aperture to further strengthen the tag against wear andpull by its twine or-wire attaching loop.

While the tag as reinforced by standard methods is consideredeflicientand durable, it presents serious difficulties in the process ofits manufacture which limit the output in quantity and quality. Thus, inthe feeding of the metal eyelets, lack of uniformity in the dimensionsand shape of the unclinched eyelet results in imperfect feeding of thelatter.

Further, in the clinching operation the necessary anvils receive unduewear, so that the clinching is incomplete and the tag aperture thereforepoorly reinforced. The eyelet setting operation cannot be madesufficiently rapid for quantity production as the eyelet feeding andsetting elements depart from accurate registrationwith the tag aperture.

In order to' avoid the above difiiculties, I have devised a novel tagreinforcement whose object is to enable the tag to be produced at a highrate of speed. I

A further object my invention is to eliminate the need ofexactingaccuracy inthe machinery applying the reinforcement.

he improvement also has for its object to eliminate the customary eyeletand round patches, and substitute therefor a simple combination havingawider reinforcing area.

Another object of the invention is to design the novel reinforcementwith thinness and uniformity, in order that the tags may stack compactlyand evenly.

A final but nevertheless important object of the invention is to designthe novel reinforcement with a high protective value, permitting thestock of the tag itself to be of a lighter and cheaper grade.

ing, punching and cutting devices. present form of tag, the movement ofthe ma- With the above objects in view and others that may suggestthemselves from the specie iication and claim to follow, a betterunderstanding of the invention may be gained by reference to theaccompanying drawing, in which Figure l is an elevation of the noveltag;

Fig. 2 is an edge view; and

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the same in separated form, clearlyshowing its constituent parts. p

Structurally considered, the novel tag is composed of the body card orsheet A,.a reinforcing paper or fabric strip B under the top orheadportion of the same, ta guard strip 0 of toughfibre, metallic ribbonor preferably.

corrugated wire over the head portion, and

finally a reinforcing paper or fabric strip I) I The over the guardstrip and head portion.

'latter is then cut with biased corners E inthe customary manner, andthen punchedwith the usual aperture F at a medialpoint, the

aperture bordering on the guard strip 0 on the body side of the tag.

The units from which the tag is constructed are sections cuttransversely from a series of ribbon-likewebs of the respectivematerials, such webs moving in unison between a lineal series oftreating units, such as coating,press For the terial webs is necessarilyin the direction of the a )lication of suitable an aaratus to first coatthe head portion of the card web A with a film of glue; next, lower theguard web C to i be upon and travelwith the head portion; next, gathereither or both of the reinforcing webs VB and D toward, and pressthemto, the head portion; next, run the latter between a punch unit tocut the apertureF and finally run the assembly through a set of dies tode fine and out the individual tags from the composite web. Theseoperations may be carried out in the above or any other suitable order;and the webs may have a continuous or intermittent motion.

While the properties of the tag, as concerning its use and durability,do not depend on any individual method of productionas long as theunitary and resulting assembly is in harmony with the showing in thedrawing-the peculiar process described lili) and dealing wi h thetreating of a composite, moving web is of vital importance when quantityproduction is considered, as will.

- of the tag is reinforced in its entire width, so

that such head portion will remain whole in case the body of the tag istorn or broken. away from rough handling. The ample width of the saidhead portion makes it suitable to bear a registry number for the tracingof the shipment in case the body portion of the tag is missing. Also, byreinforcing the tagalong its entire width, it is given sufficientstrength or body and toughness to .warrent the use of a lighter andcheaper stock for the g body card or, sheet A.

It should be noted that, although no special reinforcement seems to beprovided about the tag aperture F, the three plies usually found arenevertheless present; and in addition, the special guard or barrier C isalmost in immediate touch with the aperture on the side where the pullor tug of the looped twine or wire would be when some influence bears onthe tag to detach it from the shipment. The guard, by its toughness andtenacity, presents an unyielding resistance to such influence. It is,therefore, safe to assume that the tag, or at least its head portion,will cling to its twine or wire attaching loop under any condition towhich shipments are customarily subjected.

The guard C may be of simple, straightline design or with a figuredetail, as indicated. It is my preference, however, to have it in theform of a corrugated wire, since (1) it is easily made and thereforeinexpensive; (2) it can be fed positively by a suitable machine in caseit must be laid accurately; it coversagreater area and therefore exertsa stronger hold upon the plies between which it is laid; (at) it becomesimmovably impressed or locked in such plies; and (5) it the cutting ofthe aperture and the individual tag outline.v Hence, a properly designedmachine may be operated at. high speed, to produce tags ingreatquantities and 011 short order.

in handling the novel tag, it will be found thinner than the standardtagin the region of theuhead port-ion, due to the compactly compressedstate thereof; Hence, when the tags are stacked in containers incustomary quanti ties. the containers can be of-much less than the usualheight and therefore more cheaply produced. In stackingthe novel: tags,their 1 closer and hold more nearly to level formation. Also, the tagsrest squarely when stacked and do not wobble, as their reinforcedportions are of uniform thickness and' not thicker irrthe middle as'inthe case of the patched or eyel'etedv standard tags,

It will thusbe'seenxthat my novel tagis-an improvement in the: art fromthe various points ofview outlined. I have illustrated and. describeditspreferred construction, but it isca'pable of miscellaneous minorchanges and refinements in its further. development, without howeverdeparting from the principle of my invention; and I consider suchchanges and refinements as eomingwithinthe scope and spirit of theappended claim.

I claim:

A shipping-tagcomprising abody sheet, a reinforcing ply secured theretoatone end, a corrugated strengthening wire arranged transversely of saidsheet and. between said sheet and ply, said tag being provided with acord receiving aperture adjacent said wire and inwardly thereof. i

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

invnv L. YOUNG.

' thin head portions enable: the stack to settle

